However, in Vietnam, the law permits children to ride on motorbikes from birth and does not mandate helmets for those under six years old. Even as late as 2012, when I first arrived in Vietnam, it was commonplace to see people riding around without helmets. Children need to be on motorbikes and there is no product available to apply to the law to improve the safety of riding for children. Motorbikes in Vietnam go slow and they go even slower when carrying children. Indeed, stopping children from riding on motorbikes breaks the very fabric of this culture that I love so much.
